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The Party

The Story Spark was Halloween. I took the quote from Ray Bradbury, which is the first sentence in my piece.  I also added two of the prompts within my writing: “A Halloween Party” and “Drinking the witch’s brew.” The Party … Continue reading

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Stolen Goods

Stolen Goods How could they say that I stole it? I didn’t even know that she had it. There, I was invited, with no pretense, only planning to get a few drinks, maybe a bit of food and conversation, and … Continue reading

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The Journey

Today’s Story Spark was – Stress. I chose the prompt – William Blake wrote: “No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.” Write about your wings and where they take you.  We had 20 minutes to … Continue reading

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Excuses, Excuses

The writing prompt for this piece was “Excuses,” and that is precisely what I wrote about. Excuses, Excuses I’m sure all of you have been in a position where, for one reason or another, the adult or child you are … Continue reading

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Where do dreams go?

The Story Spark this week was something similar to a Mad Lib with no directions on what type of word to put in the blanks. We were to pick one of the phrases within the Story Spark as our writing … Continue reading

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A Choice I Made

This week’s story is about a choice I made when I was five years old. It is a piece I wrote and performed on September 16, 2007, where I recorded it. The theme for that event was – Life Lessons. … Continue reading

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Behold the Flame

This week’s story spark was Write and Read. I took the prompt – The language of fire. We had 20 minutes to write. Behold the Flame  It was a sultry day with nothing to do. Then again, it is always … Continue reading

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The Fall

The Story Spark for this piece was – Fall Vibes. Instead of going in the direction of Autumn, which is where the prompts seemed to direct the group. I chose to fall into another direction.  The Fall I’m falling.  Not … Continue reading

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Spaced Out(ed)

Spaced Out(ed) “Space, the final frontier…to boldly go where no one has gone before.” – Gene Roddenberry I know what Roddenberry was talking about, being an avid Star Trek fan. But for me, you need more than boldness to conquer … Continue reading

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Say that again?

The writing prompt was “That was funny”. I had some fun with a computer and reading sentences.  Say that again? When you read your writing to yourself, your brain sometimes puts in words that aren’t there but fit the sentence … Continue reading

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